20 HR & Recruitment Jobs in Malta

Human resources roles in Malta cover more payroll and administration than the job title suggests. Of the vacancies open here right now, a large share are payroll officers, HR administrators and coordinators rather than recruiters — a consequence of how many international companies run their people operations from Malta while employing staff across Europe. The listings below come from hotels, hospitals, public bodies, iGaming operators and recruitment agencies hiring both for themselves and for their clients.

Why HR work in Malta looks different

Malta hosts a large number of companies whose staff sit elsewhere in Europe. That produces HR roles with a cross-border dimension you would not find in a domestic market of half a million people: payroll run to Italian or German rules, employment contracts drafted under several jurisdictions, and onboarding for people who have never set foot on the island. It also means English-first teams and, in the larger operators, modern HR systems rather than spreadsheets. For someone building an HR career, that combination is unusually portable.

Who is hiring

Direct employers currently hiring in this category:

Hospitality and healthcare: Hilton Malta, Foundation for Medical Services
Public bodies: Court Services Agency, Social Care Standards Authority
Transport and retail: Malta Public Transport, Cherubino Ltd
Software and services: Dakar Software Systems
iGaming and entertainment: Betsson Group, Casino Malta

Recruitment agencies, including AIMS International Malta and Heroix, also post here on behalf of Maltese employers.

Typical roles

Real titles from the current list:

HR Officer, HR Administrator, HR Jr. Associate
Senior HR Coordinator, Payroll Coordinator
Payroll Officer, HR & Payroll Officer
Italy Payroll Specialist, Malta based
Assistant Manager, Administration

Stand out when you apply

Name the payroll or HR system you have actually used — the systems in your CV are what a Maltese hiring manager scans for first, and "HR software" as a phrase tells them nothing. If you have run payroll under more than one country's rules, put that near the top: it is the single most transferable thing on this page and comparatively rare. Say plainly how many employees you have handled, because scale is how these roles are sized here. If you hold a CIPD qualification or a local equivalent, list it.

New to working in Malta?

HR roles here are worked in English, and Maltese is an advantage rather than a requirement in most of them — though it matters more in public bodies and healthcare. Employment law knowledge is expected to be local, so if your experience is from another country, say which parts transfer. EU and EEA citizens work without a permit. Everyone else needs one tied to an employer, so see identita.gov.mt. For qualifications awarded abroad, MFHEA compares them to the Maltese framework.